Promoting Science Education - in India

Sakshi Khattar:

Students these days are keen to pursue engineering rather than medicine. A few dream of becoming scientists at an early age, but by the time they grow up, they want to become engineers. "Interest in medicine is falling and students don't want to pursue medicine and rather go for engineering, mainly due to socio-economic reasons," observes Dilip Kumar Bedi, principal, Apeejay School, Pitampura.

Most educators feel that an interest in science education is gradually declining among students. To this end, the National Knowledge Commission (NKC) has recently proposed setting up of a mission, headed by the Prime Minister to transform the entire scenario of science education and research in the country. The commission has suggested that a science and mathematics mission be constituted with a team of 40-50 'brightest of the bright' Indian scientists and mathematicians below the age of 45 years. Furthermore, the NKC said that such an initiative would be effective only if it is launched across the country covering every school, college, university and institution.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at May 21, 2008 8:33 AM
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